ATA: Airlines implementing tougher security measures

WilliamL. Watts

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. airlines are cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security's decision to upgrade screening procedures and other safety measures after British authorities said they had discovered a U.K.-based terror plot to bomb several international flights to the U.S, the Air Transport Association, an industry trade group, said on Thursday. The new measures bar passengers from carrying liquids, including beverages, hair gels, and lotions, aboard aircraft. "The airlines are cooperating fully with DHS in implementing these measures to assure the safety and security of our customers and crews. While it is likely these temporary measures will result in passenger inconvenience, we hope that the traveling public understands these measures will allow them to travel with confidence in the security of our system," the ATA said, in a statement.

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